  Austria to focus on Karabakh settlement as OSCE chairing country July 14, 2016 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be a priority for Vienna during Austria's OSCE chairmanship, Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said Thursday, July 14 at an OSCE session. “Continuous dialogue is necessary to move the negotiation process forward,” Kurz said. According to the Minister, Austria will pay close attention to the settlement of all conflicts within the OSCE area, Interfax reports. Austria will assume OCSE chairmanship starting from July 1, 2017.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
